The WPA is an association of national psychiatric societies aimed to increase knowledge and skills necessary for work in the field of mental health and the care for the mentally ill. The World Psychiatric Association is a global association representing 145 psychiatric societies in 121 countries, and bringing together more than 250,000 psychiatrists. The WPA:
- Organizes the World Congress of Psychiatry
- Organizes international and regional congresses and meetings
- Thematic conferences
- Disseminates information
- Promotes collaborative work in specific domains of psychiatry
- Produces several educational programmes and series of books
- Developed ethical guidelines for psychiatric practice (including the Madrid Declaration (1996)
The WPA works with its members, partners and components around the world to promote mental health and to encourage the highest possible standards of clinical practice and ethical behavior in psychiatry. Through its education programs, meetings, publications, and scientific sections, it aims to increase knowledge about mental disorders and to grow the skills and knowledge necessary to prevent and treat them. The association works to disseminate knowledge about evidence-based therapy and values-based practice; to be a voice for the dignity and human rights of patients and their families; and to uphold the rights of psychiatrists where they may be challenged. Most importantly, it acts to facilitate communication and provide assistance to societies who are isolated or whose members work in impoverished circumstances.
MEMBERS
- Afghanistan National Psychiatrist Association (ANPA)
- Albanian Psychiatric Association
- Algerian Psychiatric Association
- American Psychiatric Association
- Arab Gulf Psychiatric Association
- Argentinean Association of Psychiatrists (AAP)
- Armenian Psychiatric Association (ArPA)
- Association of Argentinean Psychiatrists (APSA)
- Association of Free Psychiatrists of Romania
- Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine
- Association of Psychiatric Institutions of Serbia - UPUS
- Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria
- Austrian Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
- Azerbaijan Psychiatric Association
- Bangladesh Association of Psychiatrists
- Barbados Association of Psychiatrists
- Bolivian Society of Psychiatry
- Botswana Psychiatric Association
- Brazilian Psychiatry Association (ABP)
- Bulgarian Psychiatric Association
- Belarusian Psychiatric Association (BPA)
- Canadian Psychiatric Association
- Chinese Society of Psychiatry
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland - Colombian Association of Psychiatry
- Congolese Society of Mental Health (Ad-hoc) (Awaiting Approval)
- Costa Rican Psychiatric Association
- Croatian Psychiatric Association
- Cuban Society of Psychiatry
- Cyprus Psychiatric Association
- Czech Psychiatric Society
- Danish Psychiatric Association
- Dominican Society of Psychiatry
- Ecuadorian Association of Psychiatry
- Egyptian Psychiatric Association
- Emirates Society of Mental Health
- Estonian Psychiatric Association
- Ethiopian Psychiatric Association
- Finnish Psychiatric Association
- Flemish Psychiatric Association (Belgium)
- Foundation for Interdisciplinary Investigation of Communication (FINTECO) (Argentina)
- French Association of Psychiatrists in Private Practice (AFPEP)
- French Association of Psychiatry
- French Psychiatric Information Society
- German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
- Ghana Psychiatric Association
- Guatemalan Psychiatric Association
- Hellenic Psychiatric Association
- Hellenic Society of Neurology and Psychiatry
- Honduran Society of Psychiatry
- The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists
- Hungarian Psychiatric Association
- Icelandic Psychiatric Association
- Independent Psychiatric Association of Russia
- Indian Association for Social Psychiatry
- Indian Psychiatric Society
- Indonesian Psychiatric Association
- International Society of Psychopathology of Expression (France)
- Iranian Psychiatric Association
- Iraqi Psychiatric Association
- Israeli Psychiatric Association
- Italian Association for Research in Schizophrenia
- Italian Psychiatric Association
- Jamaica Psychiatric Association
- The Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Jordan Association of Psychiatrists
- Kazakh Association of Psychiatrists & Narcologists
- Kenya Psychiatric Association
- Korean Neuropsychiatric Association (KNPA)
- Kuwait Psychiatric Association
- Kyrgyz Psychiatric Association
- Latvian Psychiatric Association
- League for Mental Health from Republic of Moldova
- Lebanese Psychiatric Society
- Libyan Association of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Lithuanian Psychiatric Association
- Luxembourguese Society of Psychiatry, Neurology and Psychotherapy
- Macedonian Psychiatric Association (Republic of North Macedonia)
- Malaysian Psychiatric Association
- Maltese Association of Psychiatry (Ad hoc) (Awaiting Approval)
- Mauritius Psychiatric Association
- Medical Psychologic Society (France)
- Mental Health Association of Cambodia (MHAC)
- Mexican Psychiatric Association
- Mexican Society of Neurology and Psychiatry
- Mongolian Mental Health Association
- Montenegrin Psychiatric Association
- Moroccan Society of Psychiatry
- Mozambican Association of Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Myanmar Mental Health Society
- Netherlands Psychiatric Association
- Nicaraguan Psychiatric Association
- Norwegian Psychiatric Association
- Pakistan Psychiatric Society
- Palestinian Psychiatric Association
- Panamanian Society of Psychiatry
- Papua New Guinea Psychiatric Association
- Paraguayan Society of Psychiatry
- Peruvian Psychiatric Association
- Philippine Psychiatric Association
- Polish Psychiatric Association
- Portuguese Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Psychiatric Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PABH)
- Psychiatric Association of Rio Grande do Sul – APRS (Brazil)
- Psychiatric Association of Rio de Janeiro State (Brazil)
- Psychiatric Association of Slovenia
- The Psychiatric Association of Thailand (PAT)
- Psychiatric Association of Turkey
- Psychiatrists' Association of Nepal
- Puerto Rican Society of Psychiatry
- Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
- Royal Society of Mental Medicine of Belgium
- Russian Society of Psychiatrists (RSP)
- Salvadorean Association of Psychiatry
- Saudi Psychiatric Association
- Serbian Psychiatric Association
- Singapore Psychiatric Association
- Slovak Psychiatric Association
- Society of Georgian Psychiatrists
- Society of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery (Chile)
- Society of Psychiatry of Uruguay
- Society of Psychiatrists, Narcologists, Psychotherapists and Clinical Psychologists of the Republic of Moldova (SPNPPC)
- Society of Psychopathology and Mental Hygiene of Dakar (Senegal)
- Somaliland Psychiatric Association (SOLPA)
- South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP)
- Spanish Association of Neuropsychiatry
- Spanish Society of Psychiatry
- Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists
- Sudanese Association of Psychiatrists
- Swedish Psychiatric Association
- Swiss Society of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Syrian Arab Association of Psychiatrists
- Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry
- The Association of specialists working in the field of mental health (Kazakhstan)
- The Psychiatric Evolution (France)
- The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) (UK)
- Tunisian Society of Psychiatry
- Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society
- Uganda Psychiatric Association
- Ukrainian Psychiatric Association
- Uzbekistan Psychiatric Association
- Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine
- Venezuelan Society of Psychiatry
- Yemen Psychiatrists & Neurologists Association
- Zambia Psychiatric Association
- Zimbabwe College of Psychiatrists
Organisation
Address: Geneva University Psychiatric Hospital 2 chemin du Petit-Bel-Air 1226 Thônex / Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Email: wpasecretariat@wpanet.org
